Status:
COMPLETED
Assessing Special Features of Impaired Gait After Acquired Brain Injury With an Instrumented Treadmill
Lead Sponsor:
Sheba Medical Center
Conditions:
Traumatic and/or Non-traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Brief Summary
Hemiparetic gait following acquired brain injury (ABI) is grossly characterized by decreased speed of walking, increased stance time on the unaffected side, and decreased stance time on the affected s...
Detailed Description
Introduction The term hemiplegia/hemiparesis is used for the neural deficit that may occur in patients after acquired brain injury (ABI), such as cerebral palsy, traumatic injury to the brain, or cere...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older than 18y, both healthy and hemiparetic participants.
- Able to walk continuously for 6 min at their self-selected speed.
- Normal subjects should be without any clinical history of diseases or injuries in the lower extremities.
- Able to understand the eligibility requirements for participation in the study.
Exclusion
- Patients with more than one previous clinical stroke or other brain injury.
- Peripheral artery disease with claudication.
- Shortness of breath without exertion
- Resting heart rate outside of the range of 55 to 85 bpm.
- Resting blood pressure outside of the range of 90/60 to 170/90 mm Hg.
- Medical and especially cardial conditions preventing walking for more than 10 minutes under normal velocity.
- No additional major orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders preventing normal walking.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01413321
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2017
Last Update
October 5 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Sheba Medical Center
Tel Litwinsky, Israel, 52621